Where does “lykta” come from?
lykta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lykt, from Old Norse lukt, from Middle Low German lucht, from Old Saxon luft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
lykta (Icelandic): to smell
Definitions
- to smell
Ancestry of “lykta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lykt | smell, odour |
| 2 | Old Norse | lukt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lucht | air, smell |
| 4 | Old Saxon | luft | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |